The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-22
The Story of Tom, Joe and Jake
v and Their Warm Bath.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.

v and Their Warm Bath.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
Tom Collette, with two friends
whom shall christen Joe and Jake.
was making a slow and painful jour
ley from Pine Grove, Esmeralda
county, to eastern Nevada. They
,amped one afternoon near some hot
springs not far from Walker lake.
Discovering large hole or pool that
vas full OF cold water and convenient
10 one OF the hottest of the hot
springs, they turned the hot water as
t flowed out of the spring into tho
pool. until the hot and cold water
blending made exactly the right tenn
perature Tor bath. This done, they
plunged in and enjoyed the delicious
water rs only those can who have
travelled some days over dusty alkah
rails in hot weather. When supper
was over and they had lighted their
pipes, the theme OF conversation for
long time as they smoked, was the
delicious bath they had taken and
The wonderful sense OF refreshment it
had brought them, Full OF the Joy OF
it, they spread their blankets on
grassy spot beneath some willows
lew yards distant from the spring,
and fell asleep.
Tom was up with the dawn. Re.
collections OF his fine bath OF the prev.
ious evening were still fresh in his
mind. So bounding up from his
blankets with a skip and n jump he
plunged into the pool to his middle.
With n groan OF agony he sprans
out again with the agility ola wildcat.
The hot water had been running all
night. Hours before dawn the cold.
water pool had been rendered almost
as hot as that OF the hot spring itself.
Brief as had been the period between
his entry and mis- exit, Toms fair skin
was changed to the color OF n boiled
lobster. He was soon in n terrible
state, as the skin was almost suffi-
GENTLY cooked to peel of. As he as
serts, he twas as tender rs a young
pulet that had been cooked two
hours" With infinite care he drew
on his pantaioons and boots, though
he felt as though the cooked flesh
we're peeling of in strips wherever his
clothing touched him. Forcing back
the tears OF anguish that were yelling
out OF his eyes Tom crept back to
camp. Though it was a most diff.
cult thing to do, he put on his old
time frank smile as he neared the
sleeping place at the willows, for Jake
had awakened and was sitting on his
blankets, gaping and stretching.
Seeing Tom approach. Jake asked
where he had been-if he had been out
looking after their ponies. Tom re-
piled that he had so enjoyed his bath
OF the evening before, and mad been
so much benefited by it that he could
not think OF breaking up camp with
out repeating it.
"Jake," said he, otis just lovely!"
Jake did not wait to hear more.
Bouncing up from his blankets he
rushed away toward the pool. As
swiftly as he could move, considering
the tender condition of his skin, Tom
followed, and lodging behind con-
venient clump OF willows, kept covert
watch. Jake threw of the few duds in
which he had slept, bounced into the
pool, uttered a yell OF mingled anguish
and rage, then clawed his way ont
upon the green turf with the celebrity
OF an adder. AS soon as he stood
erect he began making swift applica-
tions OF his open hands to various
parts OF his body to arrest the PAIN,
each particular square inch OF his hide
seeming to hurt worse than the other.
All this time he was swearing blue
streak. Louder and louder rose his
voice, rs light began to break upon
his mind, when Tom stepped out from
his hiding-place crying: Hush up
Would you bawl like a bull calf and
give us away, when that other son OF
n gun up in camp is not yet cookedr
You and have had our dose. Man,
we must cook him or we shall never
hear the last OF it," Soothed by this,
Jake carefully drew on his trousers
and shirt and the pair leisurely pro-
ceeded to camp.
By this time Joe had commenced
to rouse up. Seeing Tom and Jake
approaching he asked il they had
"found the stock-the poniesY"
"Ponies, no." said Tom, 1--WE haven't
been looking for the ponies. We have
been taking bath. Do you think"
said he, as he stood holding his panta.
looms away from the rear OF his
person, "do you think we'd break |
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